IL Commissioner Romo Resigns

The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced last week that Commissioner Natalie Romo resigned to her private law practice. Romo was appointed in October 2004 by the Governor. Romo was named the new Employer Commissioner to serve on Panel B. Ms. Romo was 30 years old at the time and was described by attorney Michael E. Rusin in a newsletter in January this year as an "attorney with limited workers' compensation experience." Romo is a University of Illinois graduate who obtained a law degree from U of I in 2000, but she first obtained a B.A. in Speech Communication and an M.A. in ...